I think I can, I think I can...

Muster up the energy for a blog, that is... I wanted to update in order, but I do have a bit of an important announcement to make. After a lot of fighting for the last 5 weeks, my body finally threw in the towel and I knew that it was time to go back to the ER for some more serious medical attention. So, on Saturday, Matt and I headed to MOBAP. Due to all the red tape and insurance bull, I had to go through the entire process in the ER to get admitted into the hospital for IV meds and observation. All of this took about 6 hours before I was even able to see the ER doctor. Needless to say, I was not doing well by the time the wee hours had approached. But finally after much crying and hysteria, they finally understood that I needed some serious help. I was brought up to my room at 4am and began IV steroids and antibiotics as I had done the previous two visits. Only with the baby living in the real world, they didn't hold anything back. In order to get things cleared up (I practically had a full on bowel obstruction Saturday) I am on very high doses of steroids (yeah, 'roid rage) and multiple antibiotics to calm the inflammation. And after much consultation with various physicians, Matt and I came to the difficult decision that the best treatment for me is to have another bowel resection and try to start another treatment regiment with a clean gut. The hope is to have the surgery done laproscopically so that my healing time is minimized. In conjunction with the meds and bowel rest, I should be in a pretty good place for the surgery on Tuesday. I am unfortunately very hungry (intravenous nutrition isn't very gratifying), but feeling about how I did when I was home so it's managable.

I had really forgotten how it felt to be healthy, so I am looking forward to post op and being able to enjoy life pain free. But it's not just for me... I am really looking forward to being the mom that Allison deserves. She's already developing so fast and I want to be able to keep up with her and provide her with every opportunity to explore life to the fullest. It is truly amazing how much a baby can change your... well, everything! So, here's to hoping that I will have made a full recovery by June 28th and you'll see me in the mountains!